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Ca' Rome'

Ca' Rome'

Ca' Rome' is a family estate in Barbaresco, started in 1980 by Romano Marengo after thirty years already spent in the wine trade. His son Giuseppe, known as Pino, now runs the cellar and the vines, carrying forward his father's methods, while his sister Paola looks after sales and their mother Olimpia has shaped much of the household side of the business. The family farms plots in Barbaresco itself, at Rio Sordo, plus vineyards at Serralunga d'Alba that came down through Giuseppe's grandmother. Row management favors grassing and cover crops, with mostly biodynamic treatments against disease. The wines rest in a mix of large 25-hectolitre Slavonian oak casks and smaller French barriques before further time in bottle. The range centers on single-vineyard Barbaresco and Barolo bottlings alongside Barbera and Langhe wines. Barbaresco itself sits across the Tanaro a short drive from Alba, raised to DOCG status in 1980 alongside Barolo.

At a glance

Region
Barbaresco, Piemonte, Italy
Address
Strada Rabajà, 86/88, 12050 Barbaresco (CN)
Winemaker
Giuseppe "Pino" Marengo
Tours
Not listed
Tastings
Not listed
Wines listed
9
Website
https://www.carome.com

Visits & tastings

Visits to Ca' Rome' happen by request rather than on a fixed schedule: the Marengo family will walk you through the cellar and vineyards and talk through the wines in person, but there is no published tasting menu, tour price or set opening hours, so it is best to write ahead.

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Wines from Ca' Rome'

  • Calimpia: Langhe Nebbiolo DOC, Nebbiolo, Red. Langhe Nebbiolo from young Barbaresco vineyards up to about 10 years old, aged 24 months in Slavonian oak.
  • Cerretta: Barolo DOCG, Nebbiolo 100%, Red. Barolo from a single vineyard in Serralunga d'Alba, aged 24 months between large Slavonian oak and French barrique plus a year in bottle.
  • Chiaramanti: Barbaresco DOCG, Nebbiolo 100%, Red. Barbaresco from the family's Rio Sordo vineyard, aged 20 months mostly in large Slavonian oak barrels.
  • Da Pruvé: Langhe DOC, Nebbiolo, Barbera, Red. A Langhe blend of Nebbiolo from Barbaresco and Barbera from Serralunga d'Alba, vinified separately and then aged together in barrique and Slavonian oak.
  • La Gamberaja: Barbera d'Alba DOC, Barbera 100%, Red. Barbera d'Alba from Serralunga d'Alba's light, calcareous marl soils, aged 12 months between Slavonian oak and barrique.
  • Maria di Brün: Barbaresco DOCG, Nebbiolo 100%, Red. Barbaresco named for the Marengo family's grandmother, aged 30 months in 25-hl Slavonian oak with a portion in barrique.
  • Rapet: Barolo DOCG, Nebbiolo 100%, Red. Barolo from a single southwest-facing vineyard in Serralunga d'Alba, aged 24 months between large Slavonian oak and French barrique plus a year in bottle.
  • Rio Sordo: Barbaresco DOCG, Nebbiolo 100%, Red. Barbaresco from the Rio Sordo vineyard in the Barbaresco commune, aged 24 months mostly in large Slavonian oak barrels.
  • Stella: Barbera d'Alba DOC, Barbera, Red. Barbera d'Alba from Serralunga d'Alba, aged 20 months in new barrique before further time in bottle.